Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 18:00:35 -0700 (PDT) From: Todd Backman <todd@c523578-a.sttls1.wa.home.com> To: Don Sutter <drs@hevanet.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Change root shell Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9906251754580.16584-100000@c523578-a.sttls1.wa.home.com> In-Reply-To: <19990625165801.A4321@uiuc.edu>
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I've been told it's a no-no to change root's shell to bash in the event that /usr does not get mounted. 'exec bash' will only load bash for that session and goes away after you log out... On Fri, 25 Jun 1999, Rev. Joe Doyle wrote: > On Fri, Jun 25, 1999 at 04:45:17PM -0700, Jamie Norwood wrote: > > run chsh as root. > > > > > > On Fri, Jun 25, 1999 at 04:06:46PM -0700, Don Sutter wrote: > > > I'm trying to figure out how to change the shell from csh to bash when I > > > login as root. Just a small hint, por favor? > > > > > > Or edit root's shell in the /etc/passwd file. You really want to > use sh or bash, whichever is statically linked. > > > -Joe Doyle > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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